Tuesday, March 12, 2013

Delaware State knocks B-CU women out of MEAC tournament

NORFOLK, Va. — Playing without injured center Amanda Hairston, Bethune-Cookman was overmatched under the basket and fell to Delaware State 55-44 on Tuesday in the first round of the Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference women's basketball tournament at Norfolk Scope Arena.

The Wildcats' season ended at 12-17, while the Hornets (10-20) move on to meet top-seeded and three-time defending tournament champ Hampton in a quarterfinal at noon Wednesday.

“I thought our ladies played hard,'' B-CU coach Vanessa Blair said. “The plan was to pack it in and not give up a lot of paint points. We came up short in that regard. A lot of second-chance opportunities really killed us.”

The Hornets scored 22 points off offensive rebounds and outrebounded the Wildcats 40-27. Hairston was injured March 2 against Norfolk State.

“We really didn't have that post player step up and give us what Amanda Hairston gave us,'' Blair said.

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